WhatsApp could soon roll out support for making voice and video calls from its desktop app. WhatsApp was found testing the voice and video call feature on the beta version of its web app. Alex Hern of the Guardian was the first one to spot the feature on WhatsApp beta. He also shared a screenshot of the feature and wrote, “WhatsApp is testing video and voice calls on its desktop app, I can confirm, through my incredible journalistic technique of "being put in the testing bucket”
In the screenshot shared by Hern, the video icon and call icon can be seen beside the contact name. Both the icons have Beta written above them that confirms that WhatsApp is testing the feature. As of now, the users on WhatsApp web can only exchange messages and media. They can neither make voice calls nor video calls.
Group voice and video calls are also supported in this test for WhatsApp Web. WABetaInfo said that support for voice and video calls on WhatsApp Web should be available to WhatsApp’s beta users in the coming weeks so some might start seeing them.